Buggy-boot



(No Model.)

W. J. K-AUFPMAN.

BUGGY BOOT. No. 526,233. Patented Sept. 18, 1894..

WZ Z Z ZQ companying drawings making a part of this body. The boot isshown constructed of a to prevent lateral motion of the boot.

' UNITED STATES WILLIAM J. KAUFFMAN,

PATENT OFFICE.

OF MIAMISBURG, OHIO.

BUGGY-BOOTL SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 526,233,dated September 18, 1894:.

Application filed April 11 1894. Serial No. 507,158. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, WILLIAM J. KAUFFMAN, a citizen of the United States,residing at Miamisburg, in the county of Montgomery and State of Ohio,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Buggy-Boots, ofwhich the following is a specification.

The object of my invention is to provide a boot to cover the box of abuggy or carriage body, which can be readily fastened in place andreadily detached.

Another object of my invention is to provide a lock fastening forsecuring the boot in position.

The various features of my invention are fully set forth in thedescription of the acspecification, in which- Figure 1 is a perspectiveview of the buggy body with my improved boot in position for use. Fig. 2is a central longitudinal vertical section of Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is aperspective view of one of the fastening devices. Fig. 4 is a top planview of the lock plate. Fig. 5 is a modification of Fig. 2. Fig. 6 is atransverse cross section. Fig. 7 is a detail view of the modifiedfastening. Fig. 8 is a top plan view of the catch plate. I

A represents the body of a carriage; B,th seat support; 0, the boot. Inthe preferred form of construction it is. shown as permanently attachedto a seat support B. It may, however, be detachably connected to thewooden backing D having a fibrous or leather covering E.

F represents theflap portion which acts as a hinge on which the backingD is suspended when the boot is raised. It is desirableto have thefastening devices which hold the boot down upon the body to serve asguides It isalso desirable to have the fastening plates locked inposition so that jars and shocks upon the carriage body will not detachthe fastening device. In the form shown in Figs. 1, 2, 3 and 4., thefastening device is constructed as follows:

G represents a bracket the shank of which is provided with the neck awhich projects up through the boot and through the locking plate H. Thislocking plate is provided with the longitudinal recess b through whichfastening button I passes. eled upon the neck a. The sides of the plateHareinclined upward toward the center and at the apex, recess e isprovided in which the wing or wings of the button-I rest when it isturned in the position shown in Fig. 2, the fitting of the parts beingsuch that pressure is required to carry the wing or wings of the buttonI over the higher portions of the plate H, and then they spring into therecess e. Thus it is held in position against accidental disengagementof the button with the plate H. This plate is placed over an orificeformed in the boot, the sides of which are inclined at y from the underside of the boot converging toward the slot b through the plate H. Theconverging sides automatically engage with the wing or wings of thebutton, and turn it into a plane parallel with the slot 12 causing it toreadily enter and pass through said slot when the boot is brought downto position, and when the button is turned transversely to the slot 1)it is held in the recesses e lock ing the boot in position.

In the modification shown in Figs. 5, 6, 7 and 8, the button is rigidlysecured to the neck or shank a of the stud J. K represents a catch platewhich is provided with a slot L. Said catch plate is secured to thesides of the body by a knee bracket k. The stud journals in lock-plateH.

M represents a lug projecting laterally from the turning plate andengaging on one side or the other of the catch plate K, when it isturned in the position shown in Figs. 5 and 6. The catch plate H is ofthe same construction in both cases, having a central recess e in whichthe wings of the button rest when "it is turned in position. The lug Mis held in frictional engagementwith the plate K. This together with thefriction of the wings of the button I with the ribs of the catch plate Hforms an effective friction lug for holding the fastening button inposition.

I have shown the button as provided with two wings or projections, oneupon each side of the neck. Of course one wing only would perform thesame function indifferently well. The construction of the boot and thefasten- This button is swiving device herein shown and described hasseveral advantages. By making the backing of wood or other similarmaterial, the cover E is kept stretched and forms a strong covering forthe body box; second, the neck of the fastening stud fitting the centralorifice it serves as a guide and prevents lateral mot on of the boot onthe body; third, the frictlonal lock or fastening device permanentlylocks the boot in position and prevents rattling, which is a very greatdesideratum.

Having described my invention, What I claim is 1. A carriage-bootcomposed of the backing D, rigid throughout, and flexible outer covermgE, which is extended beyond the rigid backing and secured to theseat-support, the boot being provided with lock-plates H having slots b,and recesses e, transverse to said slots, and adaptedto engage thebuttons I, mounted on fastening-studs J, substantially as described.

. 2. A fastening for a carriage-boot, consisting of the lock-plate Hhaving slot 1), and recesses e, transverse to the middle portion of saidslot, and the button I mounted upon the fastening stud J, substantiallyas described.

3. The combination with a carriage-boot having an orifice, and a bracketsecured in the boot, of the lock-plate H having the slot 1) and orificeh, a stud rising from the bracket, and a button I mounted on the studand engaging the locking-plate, substantially as described.

4. The combination with the carriage-boot having a rigid backing D andflexible cover E, of the locking-plates Hhaving slots 1), and transverserecesses e, the removable stud J provided with lug M and button I, andthe fastening-plate K projecting from the inner face of the carriagebody and having an open slot to receive the stud and engage the lug M,substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

WILLIAM J. KAUFFMAN.

Witnesses:

W. A. REITER, H. B. Lvons.

